Some mid-sized private lenders and public sector banks recorded an expansion in NIM MUMBAI: Private sector banks reported higher profits in the Sept-quarter despite the top three banks seeing pressure on net interest margins (NIM).The FCNR(B) deposits boosted the deposit growth rate to a decadal high and expanded balance sheets, but cost of deposits rose…
A male western Hoolock gibbon hangs from the lower branches of a tree in the Hoollangapar Gibbon Sanctuary. | Photo Credit: Krunal Desai (CC BY-SA) The Hoolock gibbon is India’s only ape other than us humans. Found in Northeast India, mostly to the south of the Brahmaputra river, the western and eastern hoolock gibbon populations…
Taiwan ambassador Mumin Chen praises Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ at Taiwan Film Festival in New Delhi; also calls Aamir Khan ‘very impressive’ as an actor and producer Mumin Chen, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, has named ‘Dhurandhar’ as the most impressive Indian film he watched last year. Chen made the…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi reacts after a goal against Atlanta United during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Lionel Messi rarely lets his football do the talking quite so loudly through a celebration, but Atlanta United defender Junior Alonso had given him a…
Igor Thiago lost his father at 13, worked as a garbage collector and bricklayer, and rose to earn Brazil’s 2026 World Cup call-up/ Image: Instagram The glamorous, high-stakes theater of the English Premier League often obscures the raw, human battlegrounds where its most resilient stars are forged. In the spring of 2026, a towering Brazilian…
Saransh Jain (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Saransh Jain has made the most of his return to domestic cricket after missing out on India’s squad for the Test series against New Zealand. The Madhya Pradesh spinner picked up seven wickets to bowl Bihar out for just 99 in their Ranji Trophy match on Monday.Jain finished…
Prabhas’ 47th birthday_ ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ team shares BTS video; makers call him ‘The superhero. Prabhas turned 47 on October 23, and the occasion brought updates from two of his highly anticipated projects. The team behind ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ released a behind-the-scenes video featuring moments from the film’s production. ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ team celebrates Prabhas’…
From the bright minds that brought you FTX Arena and NBA Top Shot NFT maketplace (where sales last month dropped to $762,781, which is a 99.66 percent decrease compared to the February 2021 peak of $226,350,843), the NBA announced Monday that it has new “preferred” prediction market deals for Kalshi and Polymarket, as well as…
SS Rajamouli reacts to Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’ new trailer: ‘Each actor brings these timeless characters to life with depth’ The new trailer of ‘Ramayana’ is out, and filmmaker SS Rajamouli has shown his support for the film ahead of its November 5, 2026 release. Starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana and Sai…
Ajay Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: In a fresh escalation of the power struggle within the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), a faction opposed to president Ajay Singh has claimed that eight executive committee (EC) members have endorsed its decisions, revoked secretary general Pramod Kumar’s suspension and appointed senior vice-president Rajesh Bhandari as acting…
